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Altea: Business Aircraft Seller's Market To Continue

Business aircraft brokerage and consultancy Altea expects the preowned market to continue to tilt in the seller’s favor for now.

Legendary Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee Dies at 102

Brig. Gen. McGee, who passed away at 102 on January 16, had flown 409 combat missions, received multiple honors, and touched many lives.
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Aircraft

FAA Clears Nearly Half of U.S. Airliners To Operate in 5G Areas

In addition to airplane types, U.S. authorities approve two radar altimeter models for operation in areas of potential 5G interference.
Airlines

FedEx Proposed Anti-Missile Systems for A321s

The FAA issues a notice of proposed special conditions to allow FedEx to install anti-missile systems on Airbus A321s.
FutureFlight

EAG Establishes Fuel Cell Developer for 90-seat Hydrogen Airliner

UK-based Electric Aviation Group now says its planned hydrogen hybrid-electric aircraft will be able to carry 90 passengers, thanks to a larger design than the one it announced in July 2020.
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Avionics

Industry, FAA Scramble To Clean Up FCC 5G 'Mess'

"Flight cancellations and operational disruptions will be a reality," ALPA warns.

Walt Disney's Restored GI to Highlight Disney Convention

A restored Gulfstream I formerly used as personal transport for Walt Disney, will be a featured attraction at this year's D23 Convention in Anaheim.
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Aircraft

Cirrus Announces 2022 G6 SR-series Improvements

Cirrus Aircraft announced its 2022 SR-series model improvements at its Cirrus CX customer experience convention in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers King Air 350CER to Marines

The delivery is the ninth Beechcart King Air 350CER to the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Hedrick, IS&S Founder who Amassed 100 Patents, Dies

Geoffrey S. M. Hedrick, who founded Innovative Solutions & Support in 1988 and remained chairman and CEO, has died.
FBOs

Jetex Forms JV on Berlin FBO

Global aviation services provider Jetex has signed a joint venture agreement with Berlin-Neuhardenberg Airport (EDON) to develop an FBO on the field.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Who Gets To Fly on the Company Jet?

As companies lift restrictions on travel via business aircraft amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the time is right to reconsider aircraft use policies.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Continues Service Center Expansion

Gulfstream works to open service centers in Forth Worth and in Mesa, Arizona.
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Airlines

Pieter Elbers To Step Down as CEO of KLM Next Year

Ebers’s departure comes as Air France-KLM seeks to foster a deeper integration of the Franco-Dutch group.
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Sustainability and Environment

EPA Eyes 2023 for Leaded Fuel Endangerment Finding

The EPA has responded to a renewed push to ban leaded fuel, saying it has completed its analysis and could issue an endangerment finding in 2023.
Regulations and Government

FAA Releases 1,500 Notams To Address 5G Disruptions

The FAA has released a raft of notams ahead of the January 19 launch of AT&T and Verizon’s new 5G networks.
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WingX: Bizjet Ops Surging Ahead in 2022

Business jet ops in the first 10 days of the year are up 26 percent over 2020 levels, right before the pandemic took hold, WingX reported.
Aircraft

Embraer Seeks Trademarks for Energia Aircraft Family

Recent trademark applications confirm that Embraer is pressing ahead with its plans to bring a family of nine to 50-seat aircraft to market.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Selects GKN as G400, G800 Supplier

GKN Aerospace continues a nearly 30-year relationship with Gulfstream through aa new supplier agreement.

Chabbert Outlines Industry Progress in 2021

Despite a gloomy outlook that prevailed in early 2021, the industry saw gains in deliveries, climate initiatives, and global dialog, Chabbert said.
Aircraft

New Tu-160M Missile Carrier Makes First Flight

Russia is building up its strategic missile-carrying force by placing Tupolev's mighty Tu-160M “Blackjack” back into production.
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FBOs

More Improvements on Tap for Domodedovo FBO

Independent ground handling provider UTG Group will be making several improvements to the business aviation center at Russia’s Domodedovo Airport.
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Safety

ADS Taps Orbcomm AIS Data To Display Ship Positions

Aeronautical Data Systems and Orbcomm have partnered to provide AIS ship-position information to ADS Ergo app users.
FutureFlight

Embraer Seeks Trademarks For Energia Aircraft Family

Newly published trademark and patent applications confirm plans for new aircraft from both Embraer and rival business aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream.
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FutureFlight

Agreement with Parking Lot Group Offers 400 Australian Vertiport Sites

Skyportz says demand for car parking may not return to pre-pandemic levels, freeing up space for eVTOL air taxi services to use existing infrastructure.
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FutureFlight

How Electric Propulsion and Blown-wing Technology Have Liberated Aircraft Design

Distributed electric propulsion can give aircraft designers greater flexibility over configurations that can make performance more efficient, and Airflow believes blown wing technology unlocks this potential.
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FutureFlight

Pre-Series A Funding Round Boosts India's ePlane eVTOL

The start-up was founded by an aerospace engineering professor and student from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and has so far raised almost $6 million.
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Aircraft

Trainer Leasing Firm FlytFinance Launches

Flight schools can lease new training airplanes from FlytFinance.
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Approves Avcon Caravan Aircraft Sensor Platform STC

Avcon's modification is designed to be produced as a kit for minimal downtime.

Sky Harbour To Land on NYSE

Aviation real estate developer Sky Harbour will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange starting on January 25.
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